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Northern Spain Trip

Santillana Del Mar

 

Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is The Town of Three Lies, since it is neither a Saint (Santo), nor flat (llana), nor is it by the sea (Mar) as implied by its name. However, the name actually derives from Santa Juliana (or Santa Illana) whose remains are kept in the Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery.

 

Solar de Hildalgos albergue.... Santillana is on the Camino del Norte

 

The Colegiata, a Romanesque church and former Benedictine monastery.

 

 

Parador Santillana del Mar...... the new part

 

 

 

Parador Santillana del Mar Gil Blas

A 17th/18th century ancestral home in the heart of Santillana.

Parador Santillana del Mar Gil Blas